pharyngeal

pharyngeal is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx.
2. noun. A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches.
3. noun. a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

   Synonyms: guttural

4. adjective. of or relating to the throat

   "pharyngeal fricatives"

Synonyms

guttural

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